Day: November 4, 2013

Every wonder how fast the world’s fastest marathoners run? Asics set the speed of a demo treadmill to mimic American Ryan Hall’s 4:46 mile pace, (for Canadians that’s a 2:58 kilometre), and let runners hop on and try to keep up. The video offers a humbling look at the difference between the elites and the […]

I thought I’d blog about my column today (November 4th). read it here Hearing from reader Deanna Howard was truly an aha moment for me. Howard pointed out to me that people always seem to get kudos for losing weight, but what about the people who struggle to keep weight on? Howard was anorexic for […]

AVRIL LAVIGNE Avril Lavigne Epic/Sony The raccoon mascara? Still? Mrs. Chad Kroeger returns with album 5 and makes a pledge, of a kind, to rock’n’roll – or ‘rock’n’roll’, really. The lead track takes its name from it, so you know she means it, with much exultant yowling about middle fingers and getting ‘wasted,’ and throughout, […]

The Greek word “Kairos” describes the time we take to look at ourselves and make meaning of our experiences. Which is why famed filmmaker Paolo Barzman – who divides his time between Montreal (where he lives six months of the year), Paris and Hong Kong – has named his new exhibition of photographs “Kairos.” “It’s […]

Is it a “necessary evil” or an unnecessary one to use animals to test the safety of drugs? The documentary film Maximum Tolerated Dose considers that question. It’s being shown by Cinema Politica, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013 at Concordia University. Below is an explanation of the title, a synopsis, and the trailer. “Maximum Tolerated […]

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If politics is the art of the possible, it is also the science of mathematics. No matter how noble your platform or your intentions, they may as well not exist if you don’t have the numbers on your side. Last night Denis Coderre had the numbers to become mayor of Montreal for the next four […]

You coderre, I coderre, he coderres… Don’t make a face. Montreal’s new mayor, Denis Coderre, has been in office for less than a day but he’s already the inspiration for a hot new trend. The former Liberal cabinet minister may not be any match for Toronto’s Rob Ford in the half-corked wacky news department, but […]

Voix-de-Ville is this century’s response to the Vaudeville days of yore, Wednesdays at the Wiggle Room (3874 St. Laurent Blvd.). In addition to the usual gaggle of musicians, peelers, clowns and space oddities, this week’s edition features the sketch stylings of the fabulously named Philofish as well as the burlesque artistry of Maya Melata and […]